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Electrical permits in the City of Sacramento, CA

Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026

6,413 electrical permits were issued in the City of Sacramento, October 2024 through September 2026: about 3,206 a year and 16% of all permits. 3,174 electrical permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 2% fewer than the 3,239 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is July. 95822 has the most, 790.

6,413permits issued
3,174last 12 months
Julbusiest month
80%finished
$3,500usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Electrical permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 334Oct2024Nov 2024: 250Dec 2024: 239Jan 2025: 263Jan2025Feb 2025: 216Mar 2025: 269Apr 2025: 288May 2025: 319Jun 2025: 272Jul 2025: 287JulAug 2025: 235Sep 2025: 267Oct 2025: 267Nov 2025: 183Dec 2025: 228Jan 2026: 265Jan2026Feb 2026: 235Mar 2026: 267Apr 2026: 247May 2026: 276Jun 2026: 313Jul 2026: 320JulAug 2026: 314Sep 2026: 259
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024334
Nov 2024250
Dec 2024239
Jan 2025263
Feb 2025216
Mar 2025269
Apr 2025288
May 2025319
Jun 2025272
Jul 2025287
Aug 2025235
Sep 2025267
Oct 2025267
Nov 2025183
Dec 2025228
Jan 2026265
Feb 2026235
Mar 2026267
Apr 2026247
May 2026276
Jun 2026313
Jul 2026320
Aug 2026314
Sep 2026259

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When electrical permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). July is the busiest (114), November the quietest (81). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 99 (100 = an average month)February: 84 (100 = an average month)March: 100 (100 = an average month)April: 100 (100 = an average month)May: 111 (100 = an average month)June: 109 (100 = an average month)July: 114 (100 = an average month)114August: 103 (100 = an average month)September: 98 (100 = an average month)October: 112 (100 = an average month)November: 81 (100 = an average month)December: 87 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January99
February84
March100
April100
May111
June109
July114
August103
September98
October112
November81
December87

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How many electrical permits get finished

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 20253,239
Finished79.9%
Expired18.7%

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What an electrical permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 6,408 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$3,500
Middle half$2,000–$6,314

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ZIP codes with the most electrical permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 6,413 electrical permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
9582279012%
9583163110%
958185849%
958205719%
958195008%
958163495%
958383435%
958153385%
958333385%
958353275%

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Residential Web-Minor4,07764%
Residential Remodel1,06917%
Commercial Minor3736%
Residential Minor2554%
Commercial Repair-Maintenance2414%
Commercial Remodel1352%
Commercial Other Struct (non-bldg)1142%
Residential Housing-Minor61under 1%
Residential Addition34under 1%
Commercial Housing-Minor14under 1%

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Most active contractors by permits filed

The contractors named on the most electrical permits in the City of Sacramento Building Division file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 6,413 electrical permits; 90% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.

ContractorPermitsShare
High End Electric2183%
Connected Technology1422%
Bonney Plumbing LLC1292%
Sagan Electric1062%
Sac Town Electric1002%
Peach Electric Inc951%
Cooper Electric911%
Trident Electric Service Inc901%
Quality Electric LLC871%
Ample Electric Inc791%

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How Sacramento compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

Nearby permit data

Electrical permits for other places in Sacramento. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Sacramento Building Division, issued building permits (ArcGIS: BldgPermitIssued_Archive and BldgPermitIssued_CurrentYear), read 18 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building permits the City of Sacramento issues inside city limits. Unincorporated Sacramento County (Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Fair Oaks and similar places) has its own county permit office and its own pages on this site; Elk Grove, Citrus Heights, Folsom and Rancho Cordova run their own permit offices too. None of those are in this file.

  • These pages count and sort permits. The contractor table counts permits filed per firm; it does not rate, rank or compare their work.
  • The file gives each permit's current status (finaled, issued, expired) but not the date it finaled, so we show how many permits finish but not how long they take.
  • The value is the job valuation on the permit, as filed with the city.
  • Most home permits are online e-permits that the file files under one type (Web-Minor); we sort them into roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical and solar from the e-permit's own wording.
  • Withdrawn, void and revoked permits are not counted.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Electrical permits in the City of Sacramento, CA", https://contractorrecords.com/sacramento/electrical-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Sacramento Community Development Department, Building Division building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · How many get finished · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Download the tables (CSV): Electrical permits by month · Electrical permits by calendar month (index) · Electrical permits: finished share · Electrical permits: declared value · Electrical permits by ZIP code · Electrical permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Common questions

  • How many electrical permits does Sacramento issue a year?About 3,206 a year in the City of Sacramento: 6,413 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 3,174 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Sacramento file the most electrical permits?July (114 against an average month of 100); November is the quietest (81). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.
  • Which ZIP code has the most electrical permits in Sacramento?95822, with 790 of the 6,413 (12%); then 95831 (631).